SlickBoard is a pretty different tool, built by the developers of XML/SWF Charts, for creating:
- unlimited graphics
- attractive interface elements (buttons, menus, tabs, drawers, etc.), animated slideshows
- live dashboards (dials, gauges, ticker tapes, etc.)
- interactive presentations (drag, dock, etc.)
- dynamic web pages
- & more..
It works by describing the output with XML & passing it to the SlickBoard's SWF file, that's all.
The tool offers unlimited output variations with the flexibility & built-in features it has (like rotating/sliding/minimizing objects, form/menu/tab controls, advanced drawing capabilities, etc.).
Requirements: Flash Player 9+
Using JavaScript, it is possible to load HTML, XML or JSON data with XMLHttpRequest.
However cross-domain JavaScript requests (reaching remote pages) are not possible due to browser security limitations except JSONP-formatted JSON data.
Simple PHP Proxy is a PHP script which aims to fill this gap by creating a layer between your JavaScript code and the remote domain to get data in HTML, XML or JSON formats.
Some features of Simple PHP Proxy:
- requested URLs can be white-listed & validated against a regex.
- optionally forward client cookies / SID to the remote server.
- optionally forward configurable User Agent to the remote server.
- requests can use either GET or POST request methods.
- remote data can be delivered as-is with all remote headers intact.
- remote data can be wrapped in a JSON/P structure that includes status codes & remote headers.
- if using JSON/P & remote data is valid JSON, it will be merged into the resulting data object.
There is also a demo which you can request any URL.
Requirements: PHP
When we hear about a Flash CMS, there is mostly a prejudice that it may not be that functional.
FlashMoto CMS is a totally different one which is quite impressive & really works for managing Flash-based websites.
With the help of a good-looking & easy-to-use interface, a website is controlled just like a standard CMS but with the extras that Flash offers.
What does it offer in a snapshot?
Using FlashMoto CMS, it is possible to:
- add unlimited number of pages, update or delete them
- manage your website menu (with sub-menus)
- create image galleries & add-remove images to them
- create forms
- upload videos & music
- insert shapes or other Flash files
The content is created using a WYSIWYG editor. There is a media library where you can upload images, video or SWF files & use them in any part of the website with a few clicks.
It has a built-in gallery component for displaying a list of images and/or videos. This feature is specially useful for designers, photographers or anyone willing to present a portfolio.
Adding a standalone background music or embedding videos from popular services like Youtube, Vimeo is also a breeze.
Similar to HTML websites, websites created with FlashMoto CMS are indexable by search engines & every page has their own URLs + titles.
It also allows you to define the Google Analytics details & statistics of the website will be tracked (every page will tracked even it is a Flash website).
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Requirements: PHP 5.2.1+, Zend Optimizer 3.3+
jParse is a jQuery plugin for parsing XML that was fetched with the jQuery .ajax method.
It can select the value of any XML node or a node's parameter & can ouput a totally customized HTML.
The plugin is very flexible & offers features like:
- running callback functions before it starts & after it finishes
- limitting the number of <items> to be processed
- excluding XML nodes with certain words, numbers or symbols
- output the number of <item>'s in a feed anywhere in your document
As jQuery .ajax method does not allow cross domain Ajax requests, the XML must be on the same domain.
To see how easy it is to parse a XML file with jParse, check the demo.
Requirements: jQuery
Compatibility: All Major Browsers
ColorSuckr is a free online service which can extract colors from an image & generate color schemes.
It can be used in 3 ways:
- by mentioning the URL of the image
- via a bookmarklet
- or a Firefox add-on
Once the color schemes are ready, they can be downloaded as Adobe Swatch (.ASE) files or more schemes can be listed from COLOURlovers for any selected color.
ColorSuckr also offers the results in RSS, JSON & XML formats which makes an integration with any application possible.
Requirements: No Requirements
XML Banner Rotator is a free Flash component to display rotating images with style.
It is highly customizable via a XML file & comes with 35+ options including the masking size and speed.
The position of the elements on the screen, number of images & colors can all be controlled.
Besides any HTML page, XML Banner Rotator can be inserted into any FLA file too.
P.S. Download requires free membership.
Last week, a post at WRD had announced the giveaway of 3 Monoslideshow licenses.
The winners of this amazing Flash image-video viewer has been selected and can be found at the bottom of the post.
To Remind:
Monoslideshow is a flexible XML-driven Flash image & video viewer for easily displaying media on any website with style.
It comes with 500+ options that makes the viewer to fit into every design & usage type.
The viewer handles large collections easily with the album-browsing support.
It can be controlled via JavaScript + AS3 APIs and has RSS support which makes it possible to create image slideshows from Flickr, etc.
The Winners:
The winners of this great application are:
- Eric Peacock (comment #66084)
- vedat (comment #65951)
- @digitman (Twitter)
Congratulations to the winners & thanks to everyone for contributing.
Requirements: No Requirements
Monoslideshow, a beautiful & customizable Flash image / video viewer, is giving away 3 licenses (€ 25 value/license) to WebResourcesDepot readers. Details on joining the giveaway can be found at the bottom of the post.
What is Monoslideshow?
It is a flexible XML-driven Flash image & video viewer to easily display them on your website with style.
Whether a professional portfolio or a simple image rotator, Monoslideshow can handle them all.
With over 500 options like:
- dimensions
- custom fonts
- enable/disable startup logo
- background sounds per media
& 10+ professional effects, creating something unique is not difficult. Also, besides the XML file, various settings can be configured via the JavaScript & AS3 API.
The media presented in Monoslideshow can be categorized inside albums & quickly switched between with a "click" for faster browsing.
Another great feature is the RSS support which makes it possible to create image slideshows from Flickr, etc.
How To Win The Free Licenses?
You have 2 options to join the giveaway where you can do both of them to increase the chance of winning:
Winners will be selected randomly on 10 August 2009 (1 week later).
Good luck to all.
Requirements: No Requirements
This is a free Flash image viewer with a magnifying glass created by the talented team at Flabell.
It is activated once the user hovers the image which makes it very functional specially for e-commerce websites presenting products.
It is possible to customize various variables from XML or HTML:
- image path (image of any size)
- the display area size
- the lens size
P.S. Download requires free membership.
dhtmlxScheduler is a free & Ajaxed event calendar script providing a scheduling solution similar to Microsoft Outlook Calendar or Google Calendar.
It is possible to create new events with a double-click & created events can be drag’n dropped, resized (for updating the times), updated or deleted with ease, fully Ajaxed.
The scheduler can present the calendar as day, week or month views & data can be loaded in XML or iCal formats.
With the help of the detailed documentation, it is possible to use any server-side scripting language to make dhtmlxScheduler fit any application.
Requirements: No Requirements
Compatibility: All Major Browsers
